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Graphical user interface for optimization of flight plan schedule, ride quality, and efficiency

  • US 10,026,325 B2
  • Filed: 09/16/2016
  • Issued: 07/17/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/16/2016
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An aircraft system, comprising:

  • a computer display screen;

    a computer processor; and

    a computer memory in communication with the computer processor, and operable to store;

    tradeoff preferences for a user, comprising;

    a first tradeoff preference between an on-schedule operation characteristic and a ride quality characteristic of flight plans;

    a second tradeoff preference between the ride quality characteristic and an operation efficiency characteristic of the flight plans; and

    a third tradeoff preference between the operation efficiency characteristic and the on-schedule operation characteristic for the flight plans; and

    an application that, when executed on the computer processor;

    outputs for display on the computer display screen an image of a multi-axis chart, wherein the multi-axis chart comprises;

    a first axis for on-schedule operation, wherein values for the on-schedule operation characteristic along the first axis are weighted based on the tradeoff preferences;

    a second axis for ride quality, wherein values for the ride quality characteristic along the second axis are weighted based on the tradeoff preferences; and

    a third axis for operation efficiency, wherein values for the operation efficiency characteristic along the third axis are weighted based on the tradeoff preferences;

    receives an initial flight plan that includes a first on-schedule operation characteristic value, a first ride quality characteristic value, and a first operation efficiency characteristic value; and

    overlays on the multi-axis chart a first triangle, wherein apexes of the first triangle are aligned with the axes of the multi-axis chart such that a first apex of the first triangle intersects the first axis of the multi-axis chart at a location corresponding to the first on-schedule operation characteristic value, a second apex of the first triangle intersects the second axis of the multi-axis chart at a location corresponding to the first ride quality characteristic value, and a third apex of the first triangle intersects the third axis of the multi-axis chart at a location corresponding to the first operation efficiency characteristic value.

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